Reversible necktie



May 20 1958 s. l. TAKsA REVERSIBLE NECKTIE Filed Oct. 14, 1955 United States Patent 2,834,967 REVERSIBLE NEcK'mE Sam I. Taksa, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Application October 14, 1955,.Serial,No. 540,467

1 Claim. (Cl. 2`155)` This invention relates to four-in-hand neckties, and more particularly to those which are reversible so that either face can be exposed.

Reversible four-in-hand neckties are not new, but as far as I am aware each is made from a continuous piece of material so that if the wide end of the tie, which is the exposed section, is turned around, the opposite or narrow end necessarily is reversed too. This makes it necessary to provide the entire length of both sides of the tie with iinished faces, resulting in an expensive construction. Furthermore, the manner in which the lining is attached in such a tie makes it difficult to straighten the lining after the tie has been worn.

It is among the objects of this invention to provide a reversible four-in-hand necktie, in which the narrow end is made in conventional manner, in which only the wide end is reversible, and in which the lining is easily straightened after wearing or cleaning.

In accordance with this invention, a narrow fabric strip and a wide fabric strip are disposed end to end with those ends located in a position where they will be concealed by the collar of the wearer. The narrow strip has only one finished face, but the Wide strip has two finished faces. The two strips are formed into a necktie vby connecting members which are fastened to their adjacent ends and are detachably connected together. These members are so constructed that they can be connected while either of the faces of the wide strip is on the same side `of the tie as the finished face of the narrow strip. Therefore, the wide strip can be reversed when desired, without reversing the narrow strip. The wide strip is formed from two layers of fabric stitched together along their edges with a lining between them. One end of the lining is fastened to the adjoining connecting member, while only a very short length of the opposite edges of the lining near its opposite ends is stitched to the edges of the fabric layers.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. l is a view of the back of my necktie laid out straight, with portions broken away;

Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an edge view showing the wide strip reversed relative to the narrow strip;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section through the tie, taken on the line IV-IV of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of modified connecting members separated;

Fig. 6 is a still larger perspective view of another type of connection between the two parts of the tie; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a still further connection.

Referring to Figs. l to 4 of the drawings, the necktie has the same general appearance as any conventional four-in-hand tie, except that the wide and narrow ends are detachably connected together in the collar band portion of the tie at a -point that will be concealed by the collar of the wearer of the tie. The narrow strip A of ri 'i l CC fabric that forms one end or section of the tie is made in conventional manner from a strip 1 of fabric that is folded back around a lining 2. Opposite edgesl of the fabric meet or overlap slightly along the center of the back of the lining andl may be tacked to the lining by a few stitches in the usual way. The wide or front section B of the tie is formed from` two layers 3 andA 4? of fabric that have their opposite edges. turned inward.. The inturned'- edges at each side of the strip are stitched together as shown. in Eig. 4. Consequently, both sides of the tie have finished faces. The two faces may be the same or may carry different patterns. The lining, 5 is stitched at 6 near its outer end to the inturned edges of the fabric layers. The stitching extends only a very short distance along the lining, leaving the remainder of the edges of the lining unattached to anything.

The inner or adjacent ends of the two strips of the tie are fastened to very thin connecting members 10 and 11 that are detachably connected together. Each of these members has a slot through which the adjoining strip is looped and doubled back on itself and stitched down. The linings likewise are looped through the slots so that their inner ends are anchored. The slot 12 in connecting member 10 is wide enough to receive a hook 13 formed on the other connecting member. Since the hook can `be inserted from either side of connecting member 10, as shown in Fig. 3, the wide strip B can be reversed relative to narrow strip A so that either side of the wide strip can be exposed or face forward in use while hanging down in front of a shirt front. The narrow strip is always used with its single finished face facing forward.

With this construction, only the wide strip B of the tie needs to be double faced. The narrow strip can be made in conventional manner and even from a remnant or scrap of material, thereby keeping down the cost of the tie and yet permitting the exposed wide section to be used with either face out. The way in which the lining is fastened in the wide section leaves it free to be straightened and ironed out hat after the tie has been worn or cleaned.

In the modified connector construction shown in Fig. 5, connecting member 16 has two hooks 17 projecting from its outer edge. the outer side of the slot 19 in the other connecting member 20. The outer ends of the hooks extend lengthwise of the slot in opposite directions to overlap member 20. The hooks can be inserted from either side of the slot.

One of the connecting members 22 shown in greatly exaggerated thickness in Fig. 6 is provided along its outer edge with a dovetail slot 23, in which a dovetail bar 24 on the other connecting member 25 slides length wise. The two members can be disconnected by moving them lengthwise away from each other so that the bar will slide out of the slot.

All of these connecting members can be made very thin from metal.

In Fig. 7, the connection is formed from a rectangular safety pin, the rigid leg 26 of which extends through a loop in one section 27 of the necktie. The opposite leg 28 has a free pointed end so that it can be inserted through a loop in the other section 29 of the tie. The pin is closed by springing thev point back behind the flattened end 30 of the pin.

According to the provisions of the patent statutes, I have explained the principle of my invention and have illustrated and described what I now consider to represent its best embodiment. However, I desire to have it understood that, within the scope of the appended claim, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically illustrated and described.

I claim:

A four-in-hand necktie comprising a narrowfabrc strip They will pass through notches 18 at v and a wide fabric strip disposed end to end with said ends located in a position where they will be concealed by the collar of the wearer,` the narrow strip having only one nished face and the wide strip having two finished faces, andv detachably connected connecting members fastened to said ends of the strips to form the strips into a necktie, the wide strip being formed from two layers of fabric with inturned side edges stitched together along their length and with a lining between the layers, the free end of the wide strip remote from said connecting members being open, one end of the lining being fastened to the adjoining connecting member, and stitching near only the opposite end of the lining connecting only a very short length of the lining to the inturned edges of said fabric layers, the rest of the lining being unattached to said fabric layers, whereby when said wide strip is turned 4g' inside out the major portion of the lining can be pulled away from the strip for pressing.

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